Obamacare: America’s Bestest Idea

Remember when health care and websites used to be boring? Not anymore! The glitchy federal health exchange site, Healthcare.gov, has been at the top of the news for a couple weeks. But there’s more to this story than just some programming glitches.

While I’ll take it over the crazy health insurance wilderness we’ve been living in, Obamacare has had serious problems from the start. Thanks to a political process that first batted down the idea of just expanding Medicare, then freaked out at the prospect of a “public option” in the mix, we’re now left with what could be cobbled together between government-ish and the almighty private sector.

These underlying problems are becoming more apparent when people get past the programming glitches and find out what the Affordable Care Act means to them. Apparently, “affordable” means your current plan may be discontinued and the available new plans are more expensive. But wait! Your increased premiums will be heavily discounted thanks to government subsidies, so it may be cheaper after all. Sigh, I wish I was an insurance company. Either way, from here on out, any problem people have with health care will be blamed on Obama. (Never mind the old days of huge premium increases, canceling policies and denying coverage for preexisting conditions.)

You can find out more by digging into the stories behind this animation. Share this with your friends and enemies, and happy health care!